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    Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes

    Dunedin driest but dips out in sun stakes

    Dunedin may have claimed the driest city honours for 2025, but it was also the equal-coolest and the least sunny of the six main centres.

    Properties lost in fires as heatwave ramps up in Australia

    Properties lost in fires as heatwave ramps up in Australia

    Properties have been lost to an emergency-level bushfire in Victoria, as crews scramble to contain the growing blaze ahead of catastrophic fire conditions.

    Anger as US agent fatally shoots woman driver

    Videos of the shooting posted on social media and verified by Reuters raised doubts about the...

    Anger as US agent fatally shoots woman driver

    WARNING. GRAPHIC CONTENT: A US immigration agent has fatally shot a woman in her car in Minneapolis, but the city's mayor angrily rejects the Trump administration's assertion it was self-defence.

    Dogged pursuit after Dunedin drunk driver goes bush

    The man was tracked in the Ross Creek Reserve. Photo: ODT Files

    Dogged pursuit after Dunedin drunk driver goes bush

    Police dogs tracked an allegedly drunk driver to the depths of a popular Dunedin bush walk after he was caught speeding.

    Trailer wedged in motorway mishap

    Photo: Stephen Jaquiery

    Trailer wedged in motorway mishap

    A car towing a trailer full of concrete blocks got wedged in the median barrier after losing control on the motorway south of Dunedin.

    Young woman serious after St Clair Beach incident

    Emergency services at the scene this morning. Photo: Craig Baxter

    Young woman serious after St Clair Beach incident

    A young woman has been taken to Dunedin Hospital in a serious condition after an incident at St Clair Beach this morning.

    Patient data uploaded to portal after contract ends

    Photo: RNZ / Finn Blackwell

    Patient data uploaded to portal after contract ends

    A patient was shocked to discover more than two years after her GP ended a contract with Manage My Health, the hacked portal continues to receive her new medical records.

    Canyon teams called in for Kahurangi search

    A Defence Force NH90 helicopter is being used in the search. PHOTO: NZ POLICE

    Canyon teams called in for Kahurangi search

    Specialist canyon teams will join the search for a tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park since December 30.

    'Hey buddy': Pleakley the tūī has a lot to say

    Pleakey is likely to call out "hey buddy" at visitors. Photo: Supplied / Ōtorohanga Kiwi House

    'Hey buddy': Pleakley the tūī has a lot to say

    A cheeky tūī with the gift of the gab is delighting visitors to Waikato's Ōtorohanga Kiwi House.

    US seizes tanker linked to Venezuela

    A US Coast Guard official keeps an eye on the Marinera. PHOTO: US EUROPEAN COMMAND via X and ...

    US seizes tanker linked to Venezuela

    The US has seized an empty Russian-flagged, Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic as part of President Donald Trump's aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas.

    Police still seeking man

    Caleb Lynn. Photo: NZ Police

    Police still seeking man

    Police are still looking for a man wanted in connection with an aggravated robbery thought to be in Dunedin and urge people not to approach him.

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    Request to delete patient data denied

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    Request to delete patient data denied

    A large Dunedin medical centre consulted lawyers and the Privacy Commission to try to take information off the beleaguered Manage My Health portal.

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    Selfless tramper ‘much-loved’

    Connor Purvis. PHOTO: ODT FILES

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    Selfless tramper ‘much-loved’

    A young Dunedin tramper found dead on a solo tramping trip has been described as a selfless volunteer and a "fine young man".

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    Wilderness tamed to become five-star garden

    Dylan Norfield’s Doctors Point property has recently been appointed a five-star garden by the NZ...

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    Wilderness tamed to become five-star garden

    A Doctors Point garden has been turned from broom, gorse and pine trees into a five-star property, planted with 1400 species from all over the world.

    Billionaire's superyacht in Dunedin

    The superyacht Pangaea Ocean Explorer off Roseneath yesterday. PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERY

    Billionaire's superyacht makes stop in Dunedin

    An Australian billionaire’s $69 million superyacht, which doubles as a marine research vessel, has cruised into Dunedin.

    Research into peptides to fight food spoilage wins grant

    University of Otago microbiology and immunology researchers Dr Sam Wardell (left) and Assoc Prof...

    Research into peptides to fight food spoilage wins grant

    Vomiting and diarrhoea become more prominent at this time of year, as bacteria contaminates meat and sausages which have been left out for too long in warmer weather before hitting the barbecue.

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    Air quality monitor installed at school shares real-time data

    Checking the air quality monitor yesterday are (from left) Kaikorai Valley College teacher Simon...

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    Air quality monitor installed at school shares real-time data

    A Dunedin school is helping monitor its community’s air thanks to a former student’s initiative.

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    Melting street tar creating mess

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    Melting street tar creating mess

    Residents of a Dunedin street tired of getting tar on their carpets and in their cars hope an effective remedy is imminent.

    Fire crews respond to alarm at Toitū

    Fire crews from across Dunedin responded to the alarm. Photo: Peter Dowden

    Fire crews respond to alarm at Toitū

    Fire crews from across Dunedin have responded to a fire alarm at Toitū Otago Settlers Museum this evening.

    Manage My Health to start notifying patients

    Manage My Health said it would begin notifying affected patients within the next 24 hours. Photo:...

    Manage My Health to start notifying patients

    GP clinics are scrambling to advise their worried patients in the ongoing fallout from the Manage My Health ransomware attack.
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